Jar holder



E. M. WALKER Get. 6, 1931.

JAR HOLDER Filed Aug. 5, 1929 grmmto'o l fiie JV. Waler Patented a. a",1931 PATENT OFFICE ELsr WALKER; or DEE? mvm, IowA JAR nonnna'Application filed August 5, 1929. Serial No. 383,533. g

This invention relates to improvements in fruit jar holders, and moreparticularly to an implement which isprovided with means foriadjustingthe jaws of" the holder to the I ,7 approximate size of the jar tobeheld, before the'operating handles are taken hold of and compressed V pi An object-of the invention is to provide an improved fruit jar holderin which various sizes-of jars may be positively and firmly held fromrotation while the ar tops are being screwed on or being removed. 7

' A further object of the invention is ,topi'o- I vide an impr-ovedfruit j ar holder which will be provided with clampin means to supportthe same on a table. when esired, and a'step V by step adjustablecam:for adjusting the jar j holding jaws to the desireddistance ofseparation. i

. 'A still further object of the invention is to provide an improvedjjarholder which will e provided with adjustable'jar clamping or I Vengaging jaws, and to provide the jaws with an interchangeableroughened" material .25 whereby the jaw will be prevented from slipbehighly eflicient in use and which will be quite inexpensive tomanufacture.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds. I

- In theaccompanying drawings which constitute a part of application,

-Figure leis a perspective view of my improved jar holder; r

FigureQ is a side elevation thereof, show- I ing the same supporting ajar and clamped to the edge of a table; v

Figure 3 is a plan view of my jar holder, with a portion thereof beingbroken away and shown in section;

-Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of j 4 the jar clamping jaws, and

r Figure 5 is a perspective viewrof the cover I plate for holding thejaw within the body ofthe holder. p v

' Like, characters of reference are used 0. throughout-the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings to designate correspondingparts.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a pair of similarly formed bodymembers 1,

provided with handles 2, and hinged together'iat' 3;: Each body member 1hasa perforated base 4, which extends out beyond the end of the saidmember on the side adjacent the handle 2, while one of the saidoutwardly extending projecting portions may be an clamped to the edgeofa table 5, by means of the clamp 6.

MGonoave'j aw members 7 are slidably ositioned within the body members1, an are provided. with facing strips 8 of sand paper, 5 orlany otherdesired material which will readilygrip the sides of awet or slipperyjar; The facing strips 8 are removable and interchangeable, so that whenone strip is worn, another may be substituted therefor. 7 Cover plates 9of approximately the same shape as the gripping jaws 7 are secured toth'etop surfacesoof the body members, and servetohold the jaws withinthe said body members. i

' Itwill be seen that the back surfaces of the'jaw members 7. next tothe side walls of the body members are angled or inclined anddoznota'extend parallel with the said side walls ofthe body members.Angular cam adjusting blocks 10 are disposed in contact with theinclined surfaces of the jaw members and are positioned between the sameand the adjacent side walls of the body members.

The pivoted dogs 11 are pivotally connected to the adjusting blocks 10,and extend out 7 .through slots 12 in the end walls of the body members,and are formed with the grasping handles 13 on their free or outer ends.Each dog 11 is further provided with a plurality of slots 14, which maybe selectively engaged by the teeth 15 carried by the ends of the bodymembers.

' From the foregoing description, it will be'apparent that when it isdesired to use the jar holder, it may be held in the hand or clamped toa table top as desirable. The jaw members are usually opened to theirlargest capacity, and the largest jars placed therein,.after which thepivoted dogs 11 piv- Y e se I otally supported on the blocks 10- areswung r ontheirpivots to disengage the teeth 15 from theslots '14 andthe blocks, are pushed in- Wardly to their proper adjustment, and thedogs 11 are again swung to their locked positions Withthe teeth 15 inengagementwith the slots- 14, and their tops placed thereon, 0r rremove' dg'and as thevja'rs decreasein siz eand diameter, thec'a mblocksare pulled towards the handle ends of the body naen lgei s hiph actionautomatically forces thaws-washers tewards each other tov more 'nearlyapprqu innate the sizev of the, jars beingheld inth T holder. Of course,the-.handlesare oorn V i Y 5 changes'.in;detailsof construction may bere;

s pressed when the tops are be ingplaced on the I jars,.i'or.z are,being removed? therefrom; .tbi firrnly grasp the same, andsp'reventrotation thereof; i j 1. V It, be; apparentl that; manj minorg f sortedto without: departure from the spirit? 7 4i 1 1. i ofthef inirention;gzthus described-my invention What liclaim asilew' anddesireto secureb yLet- "t'eis Patent ofthefinitedStates is; 2; 1 r LA; jarholder-comprising a-pair' ofhinged body members adapted to be positionedabout theloodyofajar, jar grippingjaqws slida'bly Y mounted in said .members;;rs1ip preventing o a material on the. faces of said jaws, Vangular 1 mm adjusting blocks for adjusting'the' dis: tance between saidjaws Without lnoying said Y body members; and drain: means in the loot-'Y I tom *ofsaid members; I; 2; A jar holderk COHIPIiSiHg-JQY pain 0fhinged body members; jar "gripping jaws slidablymountedinisaid-inelnbers, angular cam adjusting blocks foradjustin'gthedis tanoe between said jaws; renewaihle slipepres" ii ventingmaterial onthe faces of said jaws;

drain nie'a'ns inthe bottom of 'said loody me in I hers; andhandlesforl'ned'on is'aid meInhefs 7 whereby the same'm a y; becompressed-y 1 I V i {Intestimony-whereofIaifixLmysignatur:

